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September 3, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

Patients in custody and in need of treatment: 8 recommendations for EMS

Every EMS provider and leader has an obligation to heed the important lessons from the Elijah McClain case

September 3, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

Las Vegas ambulance service to offer $10K signing bonuses

Community Ambulance is offering a hefty signing bonus to attract providers until they reach adequate staffing levels

September 3, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

EMS evacuates 800+ nursing home residents from over-crowded warehouse

4 people, who were evacuated to the warehouse, died in the unsafe and unhealthy conditions

September 3, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

EMS experts comment on potential ‘stifling effect’ of indictment of paramedics in Elijah McClain’s death

The Colo. grand jury indictment of two paramedics calls ketamine a "deadly weapon," a category normally used for guns and knives in…

September 2, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

Union: Fla. fire, EMS workers ‘getting destroyed mentally and physically’ by excessive overtime

In the past year, Polk County first responders have been asked to pick up 4,495 mandatory OT shifts, totaling 89,434 hours

September 2, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

Miss. FF-medic who once escaped death in motorcycle crash dies of COVID-19

Mark Hilley – a Gulfport firefighter and Harrison County battalion chief – survived a motorcycle crash in 2019 and vowed to "never…

September 2, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

Legal analysis: What the paramedic criminal charges in the Elijah McClain case mean for EMS

Manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and other charges attempt to criminalize acts of medical malpractice and make deviation from EMS protocols a crime

September 2, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

Previewing the 2021 EMS Leadership Summit

Uplevel your leadership capacity with ideas and actionable strategies for high performing organizations

September 2, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

Okla. patients overdosing on Ivermectin back up hospitals, ambulances

One doctor in the region said he has seen some patients who have lost their vision after taking the off-label treatment for…

September 2, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

Rural Okla. patients overdosing on horse de-wormer back up hospitals, ambulances

One doctor in the region said he has seen some patients who have lost their vision after taking the unauthorized medication

September 2, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

Okla. patients overdosing on horse de-wormer back up hospitals, ambulances

One doctor in the region said he has seen some patients who have lost their vision after taking the horse de-wormer as…

September 2, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

Nature Coast EMS staffing situation ‘beyond critical’

Starting paramedic pay for paramedics is just below $13 per hour, well below other Tampa area agencies

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